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In the morning light of Australian Flag Day (September 3), the pen holder with the national flag pattern on the desk reflects a special light. This seemingly ordinary stationery actually condenses the spiritual code of the country in the southern hemisphere. The dark blue background surrounding the bottom of the pen holder is just like the courage of Australians to explore the ocean. Six white Southern Cross stars flow around the body of the pen holder, guiding each writer to find coordinates in the unknown field like the navigators of the past. The federal seven-pointed star in the center is designed as a raised relief. When the fingers touch the metal edges, it seems to touch the promise of the close connection between the six states and the Northern Territory. The most moving is the three-dimensional sculpture of kangaroos and emus on the top. These two creatures that never retreat, look up at each other at the opening of the pen holder, guarding the pens in the barrel – just as our ancestors used the spirit of enterprising to guard the fire of civilization. Whenever you hesitate to pick up the pen, staring at this pair of “forward totems” will regain the perseverance to cross the desert. This artifact, less than 20 cm high, transforms national symbols into daily spiritual anchors. It reminds us that all great journeys begin on a desk, just as the federal star was born on the table of the Constitutional Convention in 1901. When the ink is running out and in the deep night when the documents are piled up, those shining stars and the totems with their heads held high always light the way for those who strive.

在澳洲國旗日（9月3日）的晨光裡，桌上的國旗紋飾筆筒折射出特殊光芒。這看似尋常的文具，實則濃縮著南半球國度的精神密碼。筆筒底部環繞的深藍底色，就像澳洲人開拓海洋的勇氣。六顆白色南十字星在筒身流轉，指引每個書寫者如同當年航海家般，在未知領域尋找座標。中央的聯邦七角星被設計成凸起浮雕，當手指撫過那些金屬棱角時，彷彿觸摸到六個州與北方領地緊密聯結的承諾。最令人動容的是頂部袋鼠與鴯鶓的立體雕塑。這兩種永不後退的生物，在筆筒開口處昂首相對，守護著筒內林立的筆桿——正如先輩們用進取精神守護文明火種。每當提筆遲疑時，凝視這對”前進圖騰”，便能重獲跨越荒漠的毅力。這個不足20公分高的器物，將國家符號轉化為日常的精神錨點。它提醒我們：偉大旅程都始於案頭方寸，正如聯邦之星誕生於1901年的製憲會議桌。在墨水將盡的時刻，在文書堆積的深夜，那些閃耀的星星與昂首的圖騰，始終為奮鬥者照亮前路。